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In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons

WBEZ Chicago

Frequency: 1 episode/1d. Total Eps: 2702

We’re unpacking the headlines and making the news make sense. Get connected with local experts, your neighbors and the stories shaping Chicago.

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27/10/2025
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WBEZ's Weekly News Recap: Oct. 24, 2025

vendredi 24 octobre 2025 • Duration 46:49

Some alders balk at Mayor Johnson’s budget. Meanwhile, Archbishop Cupich and lawmakers push back on immigration arrests as the Supreme Court considers allowing the National Guard in Chicago.

Little Village And Cicero Rattled By Immigration Raids

jeudi 23 octobre 2025 • Duration 37:30

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents arrested at least seven people in the predominantly Latino enclaves of Cicero and Little Village Wednesday, sparking outrage from residents and local leaders who characterized the actions as a “brutal escalation.” Alderman Rodriguez, 22nd Ward, says ICE detained two of his staffers, both of whom are U.S. citizens. In the Loop gets reaction from residents who witnessed the activity unfold as well as from an elected official and a community leader from Little Village. We’ll hear from: Eddie Guillen, community organizer, executive director of Community Innovation Center; Jerry Reyes, lifelong Little Village resident; Marcela Rodriguez, co-executive director with Enlace Chicago; and Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th Ward. For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Oct. 10, 2025

vendredi 10 octobre 2025 • Duration 47:54

The Texas National Guard arrived in the Chicago area, then a judge granted a temporary restraining order on deploying the guard in Illinois. Meanwhile, ICE arrests and raids continued and the Chicago area began to feel the effects of the ongoing federal government shutdown. In The Loop dives into those and other top local stories with Chicago Sun-Times reporter Mark Norkol, Fox 32 political correspondent Paris Schutz and Borderless Magazine editorial director Mauricio Peña. For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

Another Round Of Trump Tariffs And Its Effect On Chicago

mardi 8 juillet 2025 • Duration 12:35

On Monday, President Trump announced new tariffs on 14 different countries that would be taking effect on August 1. These tariffs range from 25% to 40%, and are focused predominantly on Asian countries. Reset sits down with Cécile Shea, nonresident senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, to find out how these tariffs could impact both Illinois. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Mayor Johnson Is Without A Floor Leader In Chicago’s City Council

mercredi 8 novembre 2023 • Duration 16:16

On Monday, Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, 35th Ward, resigned from two key leadership positions at the urging of Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus after an interaction Ramirez-Rosa had last week with Ald. Emma Mitts, 37th Ward. Reset learns more.

What Parole Can Teach Us About Fixing Mass Incarceration

mardi 7 novembre 2023 • Duration 30:48

The U.S. leads the world in mass incarceration, with nearly two million people behind bars. But what paths are there to rehabilitation and freedom? Reset speaks with Chicago-based journalist Ben Austen about his new book “Correction: Parole, Prison and the Possibility of Change.” If you want to listen to more conversations like this, check out wbez.org/reset.

How Rabbis Are Leading Chicagoland Congregations Through War, Rise In Antisemitism

mardi 7 novembre 2023 • Duration 17:27

On October 7, Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,400 people and kidnapping more than 240. Reset hears how two area rabbis are confronting the attack, the war and growing antisemitism as they help congregants deal with the grief, sadness and other emotions they’re facing. For Reset’s full coverage of the Israel-Hamas war and how it’s affecting the Chicago area, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Chicago-Area Arab Americans, Muslims Say Islamophobia Has Reached New Highs

lundi 6 novembre 2023 • Duration 14:44

In the last month, two Chicago-area Muslim schools have received violent threats, a six-year-old Palestinian American boy was fatally stabbed and a suburban man was charged with a hate crime for threatening to shoot two Muslim men. For some Arab and Muslim Chicagoans, these news stories take them back to their lives in the days and weeks after 9/11. Reset learns more about what the community is experiencing from Chicago Sun-Times reporter Nader Issa. For Reset’s full coverage of the Israel-Hamas war and how it’s affecting the Chicago area, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Latest Chicago School Board Election Map To Be Discussed In Fall Veto Session

lundi 6 novembre 2023 • Duration 13:15

Next year, for the first time, Chicago voters can elect the members of the Chicago Board of Education. We check in with WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp on one hurdle that’s standing in the way: the state legislature needs to agree on a voting map.

Chicago Resavoir’s Latest Album Blends Bedroom Jazz, Hip-Hop, Soul And More

samedi 4 novembre 2023 • Duration 21:24

I don’t ONLY like to listen to one type of music,” says Resavoir frontman Will Miller. So, of course, his new work is a blend of genres. Resavoir started as a musician collective, but during the pandemic Miller embraced a more solitary style of making music. The hard work paid off, and the new album is out now. Reset talks with Will Miller, frontman of Resavoir and the man behind the project.